# Sonos, Inc.

> Sonos is the Santa Barbara company that made whole-home wireless audio a category: one app, many rooms, any music service, all in sync. Over two decades it grew from a stealth startup into a public company with a full ecosystem of speakers, soundbars, subwoofers and, since 2024, headphones. A botched 2024 app rewrite cost it a CEO, a chunk of revenue and a lot of trust - and became a case study in how software can jeopardize a hardware brand people genuinely love.

- **Founded:** 2002
- **Headquarters:** Santa Barbara, California, United States
- **Founders:** John MacFarlane (Co-founder & former CEO), Craig Shelburne (Co-founder), Tom Cullen (Co-founder), Trung Mai (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** Approximately 1,500-1,800 employees (reduced by roughly 6% in 2024 during the app-fix restructuring).
- **Products:** Sonos Digital Music System, Arc Ultra, Sonos Ace, Era 300, Era 100 / One
- **Notable:** Effectively created the mainstream wireless multi-room audio category with its 2005 system., Completed a Nasdaq IPO in August 2018 (ticker SONO)., Built a portfolio of 600+ issued patents in wireless and networked audio.

## Products & services

- **Sonos Digital Music System** — The original 2005 multi-room system (ZonePlayer plus a dedicated controller) that established wireless whole-home audio.
- **Arc Ultra** — Flagship Dolby Atmos soundbar with 14 drivers and Sound Motion transducer technology for deep bass in a slim body.
- **Sonos Ace** — The company's first-ever headphones - premium over-ear noise-cancelling cans that pair over Bluetooth and hand off to Sonos home theater over Wi-Fi.
- **Era 300** — Spatial-audio smart speaker with six drivers and Dolby Atmos support.
- **Era 100 / One** — Compact smart speakers for a single room with voice control and Trueplay tuning.
- **Beam / Ray** — Compact soundbars that bring Sonos home theater to smaller TVs and budgets.
- **Sub 4 / Sub Mini** — Wireless subwoofers that add low end to any Sonos home theater or stereo setup.
- **Roam 2 / Move 2** — Portable Wi-Fi and Bluetooth speakers that travel and re-join the home system on return.
- **Amp / Port / Five** — Components and a high-fidelity bookshelf speaker for powering wired speakers, turntables and legacy gear.
- **Sonos Radio & Radio HD** — Sonos's own ad-supported and lossless streaming radio, with curated stations and artist-hosted programming.
- **Sonos Pro** — Cloud subscription for managing Sonos systems across many locations - built for restaurants, retail, offices and hospitality.
- **Sonos Architectural by Sonance** — In-wall, in-ceiling and outdoor speakers, developed with Sonance and powered by Sonos Amp.

## Achievements

- Effectively created the mainstream wireless multi-room audio category with its 2005 system.
- Completed a Nasdaq IPO in August 2018 (ticker SONO).
- Built a portfolio of 600+ issued patents in wireless and networked audio.
- Won a $32.5M jury verdict against Google, restored on appeal in 2025, and secured an ITC exclusion order in the smart-speaker patent fight.
- Launched its first-ever headphones, Sonos Ace, in 2024.
- Returned to 13% year-over-year revenue growth in Q4 fiscal 2025 after the app crisis.

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — Sonos reported fourth-quarter and fiscal 2025 results, with Q4 revenue up 13% year over year and positive adjusted EBITDA, calling 2025 a transitional year.
- **2025-09** — An appellate court restored Sonos's $32.5M patent verdict against Google.
- **2025** — Tom Conrad appointed permanent CEO after serving as interim chief since January.
- **2025-01** — CEO Patrick Spence resigned following fallout from the 2024 app redesign; Tom Conrad named interim CEO.
- **2024-10** — Sonos launched Arc Ultra soundbar and Sub 4; executives forgo bonuses over the app issues.
- **2024-06** — Sonos Ace, the company's first headphones, went on sale.
- **2024-05** — A rebuilt Sonos app launched with missing features and bugs, sparking widespread customer backlash and a costly remediation effort.

## Links

- Website: https://sonos.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sonos-inc-
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Sonos
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/sonos
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sonos
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sonos
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sonos

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Last updated: 2026-08-21